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Sirens

The Sirens were bird-women who lured sailors to their island with their songs. There were said to be either two or three Sirens. The song of the Si...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Harpies

A group of winged women. There were said to be only two harpies: Aello and Ocypetes, the daughters of Thaumas, the son of Pontus and Gaea, and the ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Empusae

Female demons. The Empusae were the Greek version of vampires or Succubi. The Empusae were either the retinue or the offspring of the goddess Hecat...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Lamia

Lamia was a beautiful woman from Libya, whom Zeus often visited and made love to. Each time she gave birth to a child, the jealous Hera would murde...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Gorgons

The Gorgons, Γοργόνες, were perhaps the strangest of the monsters that appeared in Classical mythology. They were winged women with snakes on their...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Minotaur

The Minotaur (Μινώταυρος) was a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The Minotaur or Asterius (its name at birth) was the son of ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Orthus

Orthus was the two-headed hound of Geryon. Orthus (Ὄρθρος) was the monstrous offspring of Typhon and Echidna. Orthus was probably the father of the...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Cerberus

Cerberus was the three-headed hound that guarded the gate to Hades. According to the Theogony, Hesiod said that Cerberus had fifty heads. Cerberus ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Griffin (Gryphon)

The Griffin or Gryphon was a giant creature with the head and wings of an eagle, but the body and hindquarters of a lion. There are only a few refe...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Chimaera

Chimaera was a fire-breathing monster that lived in the mountains around Lycia. Chimaera was another monstrous offspring of Typhon and Echidna. Chi...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Sphinx

The Sphinx was a creature with the head and chest of a woman, the body and legs of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. The Sphinx was an offspring o...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Hydra

The Hydra (Ὕδρα) was the monstrous offspring of Typhon and Echidna. The Hydra lived in the near the spring Amymone, at Lerna. The monster lived wit...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe